PHONE. DOWN LOAD THE HURRICANE TRACKER APP AND WATCH THE RAID A ARREST IT'S FREE. NEW DETAILS ABOUT FUNDRAISER TO HELP A FORMER POLICE OFFICER FIRED AFTER HITTING AND KILLING A MAN WITH HIS PATROL CAR. EVENT OFFERED ASSAULT RIFLE IN EXCHANGE FOR DONATIONS. DONATIONS ARE TO HELP JAMES HARRIS THE FORMER DELAND POLICE OFFICER WITH HIS LEGAL BILLS. HARRIS LOST HIS JOB AFTER HITTING MARVIN BROWN WITH POLICE CRUISER DURING PURSUIT CAUGHT ON THE DASH CAM BUT EVAN SHOYPD LAST NIGHT FUNDRAISER, SHOYPD LAST NIGHT FUNDRAISER, REPORTERS RACED OFF AND LIVE IN TEE LAND AND LEARN MORE ABOUT WHO THE SUPPORTERS. I TALKED WITH ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS OF THIS IF YOU SAID RAISER. HE WOULD NOT GO ON CAMERA TO TALK ABOUT THIS BUT TOLD ME THAT THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE FUNDRAISER ARE MADE UP OF SOME FORMER AND CURRENT DELAND POLICE OFFICERS. NOW CRYSTAL BROWN MARLON EX-WIFE SAID THE OFFICERS ARE SUPPORTING A LIE. TO SEE THE FLIER WITH THE WORDING I THINK THAT'S THE BI WORDING I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST ISSUE. Reporter: AR 15 GUN RIFLE FOR OFFICER HARRIS ENDED LAST NATURE BUT THE EX-WIFE OF THE MAN HARRIS RAN OVER WITH THE CRUISER SAYS THE PREMISE OF THE AD IS A LIE. IT SAD HE WAS INVOLVED IN ON DUTY INCIDENT AFTER THE SUSPECT CAME TOWARDS HIS VEHICLE. WHICH RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENTAL COLLISION. WE KNOW NOW AFTER SEEING THE VIDEO THAT'S NOT ACCURATE. Reporter: BROWN SAYS SHE'S ALSO UPSET TO LEARN POLICE OFFICERS FROM THE SAME DEPARTMENT THAT FIRED HARRIS OVER HIS ACTIONS WOULD ORGANIZE A RAFFLE ADVERTISED WITH THE WORDING. LESS TONIGHT GROUP CLAIM TO GO RUN THE RAFFLE DODGED OUR CAMERA AND QUESTIONS. I TALKED TO ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS OF THE FUNDRAISER FORMER OFFICER JAMES JEWS ONE OF THE OWNER OF GUN PART COMPANY IF DELAP. HE WOULDN'T GO ON CAMERA TO TALK ABOUT THE RAFFLE BUT SAID OFF CAMERA SOME OF HIS PERFORMER CO-WORKERS AT THE DELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT PUT TOGETHER THE FUNDRAISER. JUICE ADMITS THE FLIER IS WRONG WHEN IT SAIMD BROWN CAME TO THE POLICE CAR. HE DIDN'T KNOW WHO MADE THE POSTER. NONETHELESS HE SAYS IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE HE BELIEVES OFFICER HARRIS DESERVES SUPPORT IN SPIRIT AND DOLLARS. MONEY RAISE GOES TO HAR TRIES RAISE LEGAL FEE BUT IN SETTLEMENT WITH THE CITY BROWN FAMILY AGRED NOT TO SUE OFFICER HARRIS. JUICE SAYS HARRY HAD LEGAL FEE FROM BEFORE THE SETTLEMENT. THE I TRIED TO TALK WITH THE POLICE CHIEF HERE IN DELAND ON CAMERA. HE WON'T GO ON CAMERA BUT DID SAY THROUGH STATEMENT THROUGH SPOKESPERSON THAT EVEN THOUGH HE FIRED OFFICER HARRIS AFTER THIS INCIDENT HE CAN'T CONTROL HIS OFFICER SUPPORTING HARRIS THROUGH A IF YOU SAID RAISER BECAUSE IT'S WHAT THEY DO OFF THE JOB. AS LONG AS IT'S LEGAL THE JOB. AS LONG AS IT'S LEGAL, HE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. BACK TO YOU. IN THAT FUNDRAISER DO WE KNOW SOMEBODY ACTUALLY WON THE ASSAULT RIFLE OR THE RAFFLE HOW MUCH MONEY WAS RAISED? Reporter: THE SOMEONE DID IF FACT WIN THE RIFLE AND I DID ASK JUICE ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS HOW MUCH MONEY WAS RAISED BUT HE WOULD NOT TELL ME HOW MUCH MONEY THEY RAISED SDWLAWS THEY

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Krystal Brown, the ex-wife of the man run over and killed by former officer James Harris' police cruiser, says organizers of an AR-15 raffle to help Harris have supported a lie.

"Everyone is entitled to their own personal decision, but that just lets you know the type of mentality that person may have if they're willing to support a lie," said Brown.

James Jusick, an organizer of the raffle for fired DeLand police officer James Harris, told Local 6 several of his former co-workers at the department joined him in putting together the controversial fundraiser. Jusick recently retired from the DeLand Police Department.

"We now know, after seeing the video, that that's not accurate," Brown said.

The raffle ended last night, but when a group claiming to be organizers appeared at the Whitehair Bridge riverside park, they sped off in a boat after seeing Local 6's cameras.

Jusick said he wasn't sure who was in the boat. He also said he didn't know who made the flyers, but agreed the wording was incorrect. Either way, he said even though Harris ignored the department's chase policy, he deserves financial and moral support.

Jusick said he believes Harris should have been suspended during the investigation, but instead was wrongly fired immediately after the police chief saw the dash cam video of the incident.

That's why Jusick donated the rife for the raffle. He now works full-time at Tactical Machining, the gun-making company in DeLand that he owns.

According to Jusick, the money collected will go toward Harris' legal fees he incurred before Krystal Brown agreed not to sue Harris in a settlement with the city.

Jusick would not tell Local 6 how much money the raffle raised, but said the group met their goal. They are no longer soliciting donations.

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